Cottonwood Drive
4.6 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Cottonwood Drive is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,697 – 2,838 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.12630, -116.31049
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Cottonwood Drive
4.6 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 2,698–2,837 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: 34.12630, -116.31049
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 105°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Cottonwood Drive, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Drive, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 105°F80°
Feels like88°Precip0%Wind20 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
104°81°
Wed
101°76°
Thu
104°81°
Fri
105°84°
Sat
105°84°
Sun
101°81°
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- Neptune Avenue 4.2 mi · ▲ 299 ft
- Cottonwood Drive 4.8 mi · ▲ 335 ft
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